Paroxytone in Hebrew is מִלְּעֵיל (mil'él).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
מִלְּעֵיל
mil'él
adjective
In English
paroxytone
/pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for paroxytone as an adjective.
paroxytone
- מִלְּעֵילמלעילmil'élIn the Hebrew dictionary
These are the Hebrew words for paroxytone as a noun.
paroxytone
- מִלְּעֵילמלעילmil’élIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word מִלְּעֵיל.
- Written with vowel points
- מִלְּעֵיל
- Written without vowel points
- מלעיל
- Said
- mil'él
- Its meanings in English
- paroxytone, paroxytone; on the penult, stressed or accented on the second-to-last syllable
The Hebrew dictionary's page for מלעיל, with its synonyms and rhymes
These words come before and after paroxytone in the list.
These are the questions people ask about paroxytone in Hebrew.
How do you say paroxytone in Hebrew?
paroxytone in Hebrew is מִלְּעֵיל, said mil'él. Without vowel points it is written מלעיל.
What else does מלעיל mean in English?
Besides paroxytone, מלעיל can mean paroxytone; on the penult, stressed or accented on the second-to-last syllable.
How is paroxytone pronounced in English?
paroxytone is pronounced /pəˈɹɒk.sɪˌtəʊn/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry paroxytone and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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